Rick Remender (born February 6, 1973) is an American

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and

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who resides in

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. As a comic book creator, he is best known for his work on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', published by

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, as well as his creator-owned series '' Fear Agent'', '' Deadly Class'', '' Black Science'' and ''

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'', published by

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. In video games, he wrote EA's ''

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'' and

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' '' Bulletstorm''. In 2019,

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adapted ''Deadly Class'' into a television series of the same name, for which Remender served as a showrunner and lead writer.

Career

Remender started out in animation, working on such films as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle''.Rick Remender
Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia. In 1998, he teamed up with fellow animator Harper Jaten to create the absurdist humor series ''Captain Dingleberry'', which, after four issues of self-publishing, was picked up by SLG Publishing. Remender contributed several short strips to

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's anthology series ''Lowest Comic Denominator'', and the pair went on to co-create ''Black Heart Billy'', again published by SLG Publishing. ''Black Heart Billy'' was canceled after two issues in 2000 and collected/finished by AiT/PlanetLar in 2002 to coincide with the release of Remender's first solo writing work, the graphic novel ''Doll and Creature''. Remender continued working in animation, co-creating and directing the

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animated series ''Swing Town'' for Wild Brain Animation. His other work of the period includes inking assignments for

's '' The Avengers'', art for several issues of '' Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' and the comic book adaptation of

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's '' Man with the Screaming Brain'' as well as short comics and album covers for

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, a

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punk label. During this time, he also taught comics, animation and storyboarding at the

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. In 2005, Remender began working primarily with

, launching several creator-owned titles such as '' Sea of Red'', '' Strange Girl'' and '' Fear Agent''. Later work for Image includes horror series ''Sorrow'', co-written with

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, and ''

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'', an anthology series for various works by Remender and his long-time collaborator Kieron Dwyer that was discontinued after its initial storyline ''XXXombies''. In 2007, Remender moved ''Fear Agent'' to

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and launched two new creator-owned titles at the publisher, the superhero series '' The End League'' and the giant robot series ''Gigantic''. At the same time, Remender began working for

as a writer, joining

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on ''

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'' and staying with the character to launch the new volume that tied in to the status quo resulting from the events of the 2008-09 " Dark Reign" storyline. In April 2009, Remender signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it allowed him to release ''The Last Days of American Crime'' through

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. Further work for Marvel includes ''

'' and a ''

'' volume that featured the storyline where

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took over the mantle of

, which was adapted for '' Avengers: Endgame'' and '' The Falcon and the Winter Soldier''. Remender served as a writer on the

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video game ''

'', and was the lead writer for

' '' Bulletstorm'', released on February 22, 2011. In 2013, he returned to Image, producing a slate of creator-owned titles such as '' Black Science'' with Matteo Scalera, '' Deadly Class'' with Wes Craig, ''

'' with Greg Tocchini, '' Tokyo Ghost'' with Sean Gordon Murphy, '' Seven to Eternity'' with Jerome Opeña and ''Death or Glory'' with

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. In 2017, Remender launched his own imprint at Image, titled Giant Generator, as well as a production company of the same name. In addition to his work in comics and video games, Remender served as the showrunner on the

adaptation of his series '' Deadly Class'' which aired on Syfy, but was canceled after one season. In 2019, ''The Last Days of American Crime'' was adapted into a feature film for

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. It is one of the rare movies to receive a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In September 2023, it was announced that Remender, through his Giant Generator production company, had signed a three-year exclusivity deal with

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. In October 2023, it was announced that Giant Generator had signed exclusivity deals with 12 high profile artists including

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, André Lima Araújo, Paul Azaceta, Bengal, Roland Boschi, Max Fiumara, Mike Hawthorne, J. G. Jones, Francesco Mobili, Brett Parson, and

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. It was also announced that the imprint would be working on 3 new titles set to release in 2024 including ''Grommets'' by Remender, Brian Posehn, and Brett Parson, ''Napalm Lullaby'' by Remender and Bengal, and ''Dust to Dust'' by Jones and Phil Bram. In November 2023, the first issue of ''Holy Roller,'' a comic written by Remeder, Joe Trohman,

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, and illustrated by Roland Boschi, was released and published by

. ''Holy Roller'' about a pro bowler who is forced to quit his dream job and return to his hometown, which he soon discovers has been overrun by Neo-Nazis, leading him to become a trick bowling ball-wielding Jewish superhero. In October 2024, it was announced that Giant Generator had added

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, and

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to its creator line-up, with each creator working on books that would be announced in 2025.

Personal life

Remender resides in

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with his wife and two children.

Bibliography

Early work

*''Captain Dingleberry'' (co-written and drawn by Remender and Harper Jaten): **''Sideshow'' (collection of short stories led by "Captain Dingleberry vs. the Sensitive Artist", self-published as Underhanded Comics, 1997) **''Captain Dingleberry'' #1–6 (1998–1999) collected as ''Captain Dingleberry Unplugged'' (tpb, 144 pages, 1999, ) *** Issues #1–4 are self-published as Underhanded Comics; #5–6 and the collection are published by SLG Publishing. **''Captain Dingleberry Sooper Spooky Goth Special'' (with additional art by Rory Hensley, SLG Publishing, 2000) *''Murder Can Be Fun'' #12: "The Ride of Your Life!" (script and art,

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, SLG Publishing, 1999) *''Lowest Comic Denominator'' (short strips written and drawn by Remender for

's anthology): ** Issue #0 (1999) featured "Hicama!" and "Todd the Really Spooky Goth" ** Issue #1 (2000) featured "Dillrod the Face Fucker" and another installment of "Hicama!" ** Issue #2 (2001) featured the third installment of "Hicama!" and "Spertz" (written by Harper Jaten) *''Black Heart Billy'' (tpb, 120 pages,

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, 2008, ) collects: **''Black Heart Billy'' #1–2 (co-written by Remender and Kieron Dwyer, art by Dwyer, SLG Publishing, 2000) also collected as ''Black Heart Billy'' (tpb, 96 pages, AiT/Planet Lar, 2002, ) **''Lowest Comic Denominator'' #3: "Sac, Warrior of Choad" (co-written by Remender and Kieron Dwyer, art by Dwyer, anthology, 2002) **'' Fat Wreck Chords: Catalog, Comics, Zine'' #2: "My Heart Bill Go On" (script and art — co-written with Kieron Dwyer and

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, co-feature in the

catalog, 2002) **'' More Fund Comics: An All-Star Benefit Comic for the CBLDF'': "Anti-Fashion" (script and art — co-written with Kieron Dwyer, anthology

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, 144 pages, Sky Dog, 2003, ) **''24Seven Volume 1'': "I Love Living in the City" (with Paul Azaceta, anthology graphic novel, 224 pages,

, 2006, ) *''Doll and Creature'' (with John Heebink, graphic novel, 104 pages, AiT/Planet Lar, 2002, ) ** A colorized and slightly rewritten version of the story with a new epilogue (drawn by Scott Cohn) was published as ''Doll and Creature'' #1–4 (Image, 2006) ** The new version was subsequently collected by Image as ''Doll and Creature: Everything Turns Gray'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2006, ) *'' Night Mary'' #1–5 (co-written by Remender and Kieron Dwyer, art by Dwyer, IDW Publishing, 2005) ** Collected as ''Night Mary'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2005, ) ** Collected in ''Crawl Space Omnibus'' (hc, 616 pages, Image, 2014, )

As inker

On Kieron Dwyer: *'' Avengers: The Ultron Imperative'' (two-page pin-up in the one-shot,

, 2001) *'' The Avengers'' vol. 3 #48–50, 53–54, 57–60 (written by

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and

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(#57–60), Marvel, 2001–2002) On Mike Hawthorne: *'' Terminator 3'' #3–4 (written by Miles Gunter, Beckett Comics, 2003) *''Ruule, Ruule: Ganglords of Chinatown'' #1–5 (written by Ivan Brandon, Beckett Comics, 2003–2004)

As penciller

*'' Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' vol. 2 (written by Stephen Murphy, anthology,

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): ** "The Worms of Madness" (plot by Remender and Murphy, in #3–4, 2004) collected in ''Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 3'' (tpb, 120 pages,

, 2013, ) ** "Loops" (plot by Remender, Murphy and

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, in #13–14, 2004) collected in ''Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 6'' (tpb, 128 pages, IDW Publishing, 2014, ) *'' Man with the Screaming Brain'' #1–4 (co-written by

and David Goodman,

, 2005) collected as ''Man with the Screaming Brain'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ) *''The Last Christmas'' #1–5 (co-written by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan,

, 2006) collected as ''The Last Christmas'' (tpb, 176 pages, 2006, ; hc, 2013, )

Image Comics

*''Crawl Space Omnibus'' (hc, 616 pages, 2014, ) includes: **'' Sea of Red'' (co-written by Remender and Kieron Dwyer, art by Salgood Sam (#1–4) and Paul Harmon, 2005–2006) also collected as: *** ''No Grave but the Sea'' (collects #1–4, tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ) *** ''No Quarter'' (collects #5–8, tpb, 104 pages, 2006, ) *** ''The Deadlights'' (collects #9–13, tpb, 120 pages, 2007, ) **''Sorrow'' #1–4 (co-written by Remender and

, art by Francesco Francavilla, 2007–2008) also collected as ''Sorrow'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ) **'' Crawl Space: XXXombies'' #1–4 (co-written by Remender and Tony Moore, art by Kieron Dwyer, 2007–2008) also collected as ''Crawl Space: XXXombies'' (tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ) **'' Frank Frazetta's Creatures'' (with Peter Bergting, one-shot, 2008) also collected in ''The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta Volume 1'' (hc, 176 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) *'' Strange Girl'' (with Eric Nguyen, Harper Jaten (#7), Jerome Opeña (#8), Nick Stakal (#10–12, 14–15), Micah Farritor (#13 and 15) and Peter Bergting (#16–18), 2005–2008) collected as: **''Girl Afraid'' (collects #1–4, tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ) **''Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now'' (collects #5–9, tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ) **''Paint a Vulgar Picture'' (collects #10–15, tpb, 142 pages, 2007, ) **''Golden Lights'' (collects #16–18, tpb, 96 pages, 2008, ) **''Omnibus'' (collects #1–18, hc, 480 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2015, ) *'' Fear Agent'' (with Tony Moore, Jerome Opeña, Francesco Francavilla (#11), Kieron Dwyer (#20–21) and Mike Hawthorne (#28–32), published by Image in 2005–2007 and

in 2007–2011) collected as: **''Library Edition Volume 1'' (includes #1–11, hc, 440 pages, Dark Horse, 2012, ) *** Also collects the 4-issue limited series ''Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye'' (written by Remender, art by Tony Moore, 2007) published instead of issues #12–15 after the series was moved to Dark Horse. *** Also collects the ''Tales of the Fear Agent: Twelve Steps in One'' one-shot (written by Remender, art by Eric Nguyen, 2007) published instead of issue #16 after the series was moved to Dark Horse. *** Also collects the "Nothing to Fear..." short serial (art by Kieron Dwyer) from '' MySpace Dark Horse Presents'' #3–4 (anthology, 2007) **''Library Edition Volume 2'' (collects #17–32, hc, 520 pages, Dark Horse, 2014, ) **''The Final Edition Volume 1'' (collects #1–10, tpb, 256 pages, 2018, ) **''The Final Edition Volume 2'' (collects #17–21 and ''Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye'' #1–4, tpb, 240 pages, 2018, ) **''The Final Edition Volume 3'' (collects #22–32, tpb, 256 pages, 2018, ) **''The Final Edition Volume 4'' (includes #11, ''Tales of the Fear Agent: Twelve Steps in One'' and ''MySpace Dark Horse Presents'' #3–4, tpb, 248 pages, 2018, ) *'' Put the Book Back on the Shelf'': "Nice Day for a Sulk" (with John Heebink, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages, 2006, ) *'' Popgun Volume 1'': "The Death of the Midnight Sky" (with Josh Hoye, anthology graphic novel, 455 pages, 2007, ) *'' Black Science'' (with Matteo Scalera, 2013–2019) collected as: **''The Beginner's Guide to Entropy'' (collects #1–16, hc, 432 pages, 2016, ) **''Transcendentalism'' (collects #17–30, hc, 400 pages, 2017, ) **''A Brief Moment of Clarity'' (collects #31–43, hc, 424 pages, 2020, ) **''Compendium'' (collects #1–43, tpb, 1,104 pages, 2023, ) *'' Deadly Class'' (with Wes Craig, 2014–2022) collected as: **''Noise Noise Noise'' (collects #1–16, hc, 440 pages, 2016, ) **''The Funeral Party'' (collects #17–31, hc, 424 pages, 2018, ) **''Teen Age Riot'' (collects #32–44 and the ''Free Comic Book Day 2019: Deadly Class'' special, hc, 352 pages, 2022, ) **''Kids Will Be Skeletons'' (collects #45–56, hc, 392 pages, 2023, ) *''

'' (with Greg Tocchini, 2014–2021) collected as: **''Book One'' (collects #1–15, hc, 440 pages, 2017, ) **''Book Two'' (collects #16–26, hc, 352 pages, 2021, ) *'' Tokyo Ghost'' #1–10 (with Sean Gordon Murphy, 2015–2016) collected as ''Tokyo Ghost'' (hc, 272 pages, 2017, ) *'' Thought Bubble Anthology'' #5: "Nancy Boy" (with Farel Dalrymple, 2015) collected in ''Thought Bubble Anthology Collection'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2016, ) *'' Seven to Eternity'' #1–17 (with Jerome Opeña and James Harren (#7–8), 2016–2021) collected as ''Seven to Eternity'' (hc, 480 pages, 2022, ) *''Death or Glory'' #1–11 (with

, 2018–2020) collected as ''Death or Glory'' (hc, 336 pages, 2021, ) *'' The Scumbag'' #1-14 (with Lewis LaRosa (#1), Andrew Robinson (#2), Eric Powell (#3), Roland Boschi (#4, 11-14), Wes Craig (#5), Bengal (#6), Francesco Mobili (#7), Alex Riegel (#8), Jonathan Wayshak (#9), and Matías Bergara (#10), 2020–2022) collected as: **''Volume 1: Cocainefinger'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 144 pages, 2021, ) **''Volume 2: Moonflower'' (collects #6–10, tpb, 152 pages, 2021, ) **''Volume 3: Goldenbrowneye'' (collects #11–14, tpb, 128 pages, 2022, ) *''A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance'' #1-11 (with André Lima Araújo, 2021–2022) collected as: **''Volume 1'' (collects #1–5, tpb, 136 pages, 2022, ) **''Volume 2'' (collects #6–11, tpb, 136 pages, 2022, ) *''Napalm Lullaby'' #1-present (with Bengal, 2023-present) collected as: **''Volume 1'' (collects #1-6, tpb, 168 pages, 2025, ) *''The Sacrificers'' #1-present (with Max Fiumara, 2023-present) collected as: **''Volume 1'' (collects #1-6, tpb, 192 pages, 2024, ) **''Volume 2'' (collects #7-12, tpb, 192 pages, 2024, ) *''Holy Roller'' #1-present (co-written with Andy Samberg and Joe Trohman, art by Roland Boschi, 2023-current)

Marvel Comics

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: **'' What If...? (featuring X-Men: Age of Apocalypse)'': " What If Legion Had Killed Xavier and Magneto?" (with Dave Wilkins, one-shot, 2007) *** Collected in ''X-Men: The Age of Apocalypse Omnibus Companion'' (hc, 992 pages, 2014, ) *** Collected in ''X-Men: The Age of Apocalyse — Twilight'' (tpb, 432 pages, 2016, ) **'' Wolverine: Dangerous Games'': "Purity" (with Jerome Opeña, co-feature in one-shot, 2008) collected in ''Wolverine: Dangerous Games'' (hc, 144 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) **''

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'' vol. 2 #1000: "Appetite for Destruction" (with Jerome Opeña, co-feature, 2010) collected in ''Deadpool: Dead Head Redemption'' (tpb, 240 pages, 2011, ) **''

'' (with Jerome Opeña, Rafael Albuquerque (#5.1),

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(#5–7), Billy Tan (#8–10, 19.1), Mark Brooks (#11–13), Robbi Rodriguez (#19), Greg Tocchini (#20–23),

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(#25) and Julian Totino Tedesco (#28–29), 2010–2013) collected as: *** ''Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects #1–5, 5.1, 6–19, tpb, 520 pages, 2014, ) **** Includes "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" short story (art by Leonardo Manco) from '' Wolverine: Road to Hell'' (promotional one-shot, 2010) *** ''Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (collects #19.1, 20–35 and the short stories from ''Wolverine: Dangerous Games'' and ''Deadpool'' vol. 2 #1000, tpb, 408 pages, 2015, ) *** ''Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender Omnibus'' (collects #1–35, 5.1, 19.1 and the short story from ''Wolverine: Road to Hell'', hc, 928 pages, 2014, ) *

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: **''

'' vol. 2 (co-written by Remender and

, art by

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, 2008–2009) collected as: *** ''Jigsaw'' (collects #19–23, hc, 144 pages, 2008, ; tpb, 2009, ) *** ''

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'' (includes #24–25, hc, 120 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) **''

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'' vol. 8 (with Jerome Opeña (#1–5), Tan Eng Huat (#6–10), Tony Moore,

Dan Brereton Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22, San Francisco Bay Area) is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field. Biography Early life Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Ac ...

(#14 and 21), Roland Boschi (#15 and 17) and Jefte Palo (#18), 2009–2010) collected as: *** '' Dark Reign'' (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2009, ) *** ''Dead End'' (collects #6–10 and ''Annual'', hc, 168 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) *** ''Franken-Castle'' (collects #11–21, hc, 344 pages, 2010, ; tpb, 2011, ) **** Includes the '' Dark Reign: The List—Punisher'' one-shot (written by Remender, art by John Romita, Jr., 2009) *** ''The Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus'' (collects #1–21, ''Dark Reign: The List—Punisher'' and ''Punisher: In the Blood'' #1–5, hc, 760 pages, 2012, ) **'' Punisher: In the Blood'' #1–5 (with Roland Boschi, 2011) collected as ''Punisher: In the Blood'' (tpb, 120 pages, 2012, ) *'' Dark Reign: The Cabal'': "

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" (with Max Fiumara, anthology one-shot, 2009) collected in ''Dark Reign: The Hood'' (tpb, 136 pages, 2010, ) *'' Thunderbolts'' #137 (with

Mahmud Asrar Mahmud Anjum Asrar (born November 20, 1976) is an Austrian comic book artist who is known for his work on American and non-American comic books. His American work includes runs on Conan the Barbarian, King Conan, X-Men, X-Men Red, Wolverine & the ...

, 2009) collected in ''Thunderbolts: Widowmaker'' (hc, 136 pages, 2009, ; tpb, 2010, ) * Brother Voodoo: **'' Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural'' #1–5 (with Jefte Palo, 2009–2010) collected as ''Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural'' (tpb, 208 pages, 2010, ) **'' Age of Heroes'' #1: "A Date with the Doctor" (with

Chris Samnee Chris Samnee is an American comic book artist. He received the 2011 Harvey Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his work on the '' Thor: The Mighty Avenger'', and won a 2013 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker for his work on '' The Rocketeer: ...

, anthology, 2010) collected in ''Age of Heroes'' (tpb, 104 pages, 2011, ) *'' Heroic Age: One Month to Live'' #1 (with Andrea Mutti) and #5 (with Jamie McKelvie, 2010) collected in ''Heroic Age: One Month to Live'' (hc, 128 pages, 2011, ; tpb, 2011, ) *'' What If...? Demon in an Armor'' + '' What If...? Wolverine: Father'' + '' What If...? Spider-Man'' + '' What If...? Dark Reign'': "What If Venom Possessed Deadpool?" (with Shawn Moll, co-feature in one-shots, 2011) ** Collected in ''Venom by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (tpb, 320 pages, 2015, ) ** Collected in ''Deadpool Classic: Ultimate Deadpool'' (tpb, 504 pages, 2018, ) *''

'' vol. 2 (with Tony Moore, Tom Fowler (#3, 5–8), Stefano Caselli (#9), Lan Medina, Kev Walker (#16–17) and

Declan Shalvey Declan Shalvey (born 11 January 1982) is an Irish comics artist and writer. He has worked for Marvel Comics, drawing titles like ''Moon Knight'', '' Thunderbolts'' and ''Deadpool''. For Image Comics, he has collaborated with writer Warren Ellis ...

(#22); issues #17–21 are co-written by Remender and

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, 2011–2012) collected as: **''Venom by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (collects #1–12, tpb, 320 pages, 2015, ) **''Venom by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' (collects #13, 13.1–13.4, 14–22, tpb, 344 pages, 2015, ) *''

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'' (with

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(#21.1), Gabriel Hardman (#22–25), Renato Guedes (#26–28), Matteo Scalera and Andy Kuhn (#33), 2012–2013) collected as: **''Secret Avengers by Rick Remender Volume 1'' (collects #21.1, 22–25, hc, 112 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) **''Secret Avengers by Rick Remender Volume 2'' (collects #26–32, hc, 136 pages, 2012, ; tpb, 2013, ) **''Secret Avengers by Rick Remender Volume 3'' (collects #33–37, hc, 112 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2013, ) **''Secret Avengers by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection'' (collects #21.1 and 22–37, tpb, 384 pages, 2019, ) *'' AvX: VS'' #4: "Daredevil vs. Psylocke" (with

Brandon Peterson Brandon Peterson (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on Marvel Comics and Top Cow's ''Codename: Strykeforce'' in the 1990s. Career Peterson's early works for Marvel include a ''New Warriors'' annual and a ...

, anthology, 2012) ** Collected in ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' (hc, 568 pages, 2012, ) ** Collected in ''Avengers vs. X-Men: VS'' (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ) *''

'' (with

John Cassaday Johnny Mac Cassaday (; December 14, 1971 – September 9, 2024) was an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He was best known for his work on the critically acclaimed ''Planetary (comics), Planetary'' with writer Warren Ell ...

(#1–4),

Olivier Coipel Olivier Coipel (; November 7, 1969) is a French people, French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as ''House of M'', ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor''. Career Olivier Coipel started as a movie animator ...

(#5),

Adam Kubert Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including work on ''Action Comics'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', ''Ultimate Fanta ...

(#8.AU),

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(#12 and 24),

Steve McNiven Steven McNiven is a Canadians, Canadian comic book artist. He first gained prominence on CrossGen's ''Meridian (comics), Meridian'', before moving onto books such as ''Ultimate Secret'', ''Marvel Knights 4'', The New Avengers (comics), ''New Aven ...

(#14–17) and Sanford Greene (#23); issue #8.AU is co-written by Remender and Gerry Duggan, 2012–2014) collected as: **''The Red Shadow'' (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, ) **''The Apocalypse Twins'' (collects #6–11 and 8.AU, hc, 160 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, ) **''Ragnarok Now'' (collects #12–17, hc, 136 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2014, ) **''Avenge the Earth'' (collects #18–22, hc, 136 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2015, ) **''AXIS Prelude'' (collects #23–25 and ''Annual'', hc, 144 pages, 2015, ; tpb, 2015, ) **''Omnibus'' (collects #1–25, 8.AU and ''Annual'', hc, 672 pages, 2015, ) *'' Captain America by Rick Remender Omnibus'' (hc, 1,080 pages, 2021, ) collects: **''

'' vol. 7 (with John Romita, Jr.,

Carlos Pacheco Carlos Pacheco Perujo (14 November 1961 – 9 November 2022) was a Spanish comics penciller. After breaking into the European market doing cover work for Planeta De Agostini, he gained recognition doing work for Marvel UK, the England-based bra ...

, Nic Klein (#13, 17–21), Pascal Alixe (#16) and

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spide ...

(#25), 2013–2014) also collected as: *** ''Castaway in Dimension Z Book One'' (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, ) *** ''Castaway in Dimension Z Book Two'' (collects #6–10, hc, 136 pages, 2013, ; tpb, 2014, ) *** ''Loose Nuke'' (collects #11–15, hc, 136 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2014, ) *** ''The Iron Nail'' (collects #16–21, hc, 144 pages, 2014, ; tpb, 2015, ) *** ''The Tomorrow Soldier'' (collects #22–25, hc, 136 pages, 2015, ; tpb, 2015, ) **'' Winter Soldier: The Bitter March'' #1–5 (with Roland Boschi, 2014) also collected as ''Winter Soldier: The Bitter March'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2014, ) **'' All-New Captain America: Fear Him'' #1–6 (co-written by Remender and Dennis Hopeless, art by Szymon Kudranski, 2014) *** The digital series was first published in print as a 4-issue limited series titled ''All-New Captain America: Fear Him'' (2015) *** Also collected in ''Captain America: Sam Wilson — The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (tpb, 488 pages, 2020, ) **'' All-New Captain America'' #1–6 (with Stuart Immonen, 2015) also collected in ''Captain America: Sam Wilson — The Complete Collection Volume 1'' (tpb, 488 pages, 2020, ) **''

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: Hail Hydra'' #1–4 (with Roland Boschi, 2015) also collected as ''Secret Wars — Warzones: Hail Hydra'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ) *''

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'' #1–9 (with Adam Kubert (#1–2, 7, 9),

Leinil Francis Yu Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a People of the Philippines, Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the United States, American market through Wildstorm Productions. Career Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the ...

(#3–4, 8–9),

Terry Dodson Terry Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as ''Harley Quinn'', '' Trouble, Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil that Men Do'', '' Marvel Knights: Spider-Man'', ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Unca ...

(#5–6, 9) and

Jim Cheung Jim Cheung ( ; born 1972) is a British comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as ''Scion (comics), Scion'', ''New Avengers: Illuminati'', ''Young Avengers'' and ''Avengers: The Children's Crusade''. He co-created the Marvel su ...

(#9), 2014–2015) collected as ''Avengers and X-Men: AXIS'' (hc, 264 pages, 2015, ; tpb, 2017, ) *''

'' vol. 2 #1–5 (with Daniel Acuña; issues #3–4 are co-written by Remender and Gerry Duggan, 2015) collected as ''Uncanny Avengers: Counter-Evolutionary'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2015, ) *'' Avengers: Rage of Ultron'' (with Jerome Opeña and Pepe Larraz, graphic novel, 120 pages, 2015, )

Other publishers

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: **'' Classic Battlestar Galactica'' #1–5 (with Carlos Rafael, 2006–2007) *** Collected as ''Classic Battlestar Galactica'' (tpb, 112 pages, 2007, ) *** Collected in ''Classic Battlestar Galactica Omnibus Volume 1'' (tpb, 312 pages, 2017, ) **'' Red Sonja: Vacant Shell'' (with Paul Renaud, one-shot, 2007) collected in ''Red Sonja: Travels'' (tpb, 144 pages, 2008, ) **''Devolution'' #1–5 (with Jonathan Wayshak, 2016) collected as ''Devolution'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2016, ) *

: **'' The End League'' (with Mat Broome (#1–4), Eric Canete (#4–8) and Andy MacDonald (#9), 2007–2009) collected as: *** ''Ballad of Big Nothing'' (collects #1–4, tpb, 104 pages, 2009, ) *** ''Weathered Statues'' (collects #5–9, tpb, 152 pages, 2010, ) *** ''Library Edition'' (collects #1–9, hc, 248 pages, 2018, ) **''Gigantic'' #1–5 (with Eric Nguyen, 2008–2010) collected as ''Gigantic'' (tpb, 128 pages, 2010, ; hc, 2018, ) *

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

: **'' The All-New Atom'' #21–25: "Inside Out" (with

Pat Olliffe Patrick Olliffe is an American comic book artist and penciller. His most notable clients include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disney Publishing, and AfterShock Comics, Aftershock Comics. Career Olliffe is best known for ...

, 2008) collected in ''The All-New Atom: Small Wonder'' (tpb, 192 pages, 2008, ) **''

Booster Gold Booster Gold (Michael Jon "Booster" Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold (comic book), Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has be ...

'' vol. 2 #13–14: "Stars in Your Eyes" (with Pat Olliffe, 2008–2009) *'' The Corps!'' #0 (with Michael Penick, Devil's Due, 2008) ** This release was supposed to lead in to a 6-issue ''The Corps!'' limited series which ended up not being published. ** A collected edition was advance-solicited for a 2009 release but subsequently cancelled: ''The Corps!'' (tpb, 144 pages, ) *'' Legion of the Supernatural'' (with

Bret Blevins Bret Blevins (sometimes spelled Brett Blevins) (born August 13, 1960) is an American comics artist, animation storyboard artist, and painter. He is perhaps best known for his stint as the regular penciler of ''New Mutants'' for Marvel Comics. ...

, unreleased series intended for publication by

— initially announced for 2008) ** Three issues were solicited before the series was pulled off schedule. ** A collected edition was advance-solicited for a 2009 release but subsequently cancelled: ''Legion of the Supernatural, Volume 1'' (tpb, 104 pages, ) *''The Last Days of American Crime'' #1–3 (with Greg Tocchini,

, 2009–2010) collected as ''The Last Days of American Crime'' (tpb, 168 pages, 2010, ; hc,

, 2015, ) *'' Anthrax: Among the Living'': "Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)" (co-written by Remender and Joe Trohman, art by Roland Boschi, anthology graphic novel, 120 pages, Z2 Comics, 2021, )

References

External links

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Website of Giant Generator
* * * * Remender's short-lived column at

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